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ZorGBUooeh:
Yoruba's were really civilzed and sophisticated those days.. They discovered dildoo.Look carefully at this statues left hand and see valid proof

Hahahahaha

ZorGBUooeh:
Yeah

Covered up 700,1000 years ago like this women here.I believe u

Your picture shows those people as having clothes.

You’re only raving mad because they chose to do as they please with their bodies.

Unlike the Igbo savages attached below who are just slowly coming to the knowledge of cloth in the 1900s.

LWKMD!

rhektor:
When did I mention OP? does one of you imply the OP? Get sense please

Check out page one and see one Fahdiga1

One of me like I even know the guy, continue the bashing if it's what give you joy

wizzakosh:
Ask your stupid brother that called yorubas to the thread in order for you people to feel important.

Oya make yourself more important and be happy

gomojam:
Lol. Igbo have bitten more than they can chew this time.

Shut up and show respect to the Igbos. They were civilized before us

CovenHighPriest:
One of me like I even know the guy, continue the bashing if it's what give you joy

That's not bashing, if you don't understand how "you" in that context is used then go back to primary school

Fahdiga1:
Shut up and show respect to the Igbos. They were civilized before us

Tao11, one olodo dey shout for corner here.

gomojam:
Tao11, one olodo dey shout for corner here.

He agrees with us (unknowingly) for the very fact that he publicly dissociated himself from his Igbo ethnicity.

So, the argument ended against him even before it began. There is therefore no point engaging him.

TAO11:
He agrees with us (unknowingly) for the very fact that he publicly dissociated himself from his own Igbo ethnic group.

So, the argument ended against him even before it begins. There is therefore no point engaging him.

Tao, how can one win against you?

gomojam:
Tao, how can one win against you?

Lol.

gomojam:
Tao, how can one win against you?

By speaking the truth

Igbos have a rich history of communication.

I believe that Igboland stretching to Central Africa were the origin of many ancient African scripts.

The most popular of them is Nsibiri which is believed to have originated from the Ejagham group. Igbo sub-groups popularised this script throughout the eastern region and beyond and introduced it to various cross-river groups.

Even today, Igbos are the dominant force in popularising Nsibiri globally and adapting it for modern use in the Igbo language.

Below are various Igbo ideographic texts such as Ogbo obodo, 'Yam marks', Uri, Nsibiri(believed to have been adapted from Ejagham). In the absence of papyrus or parchment for paper, Igbos drew on split palm stems, which one would assume were dried. Other than that, you could see these symbols everywhere including walls , doors and people's bodies.

As we can see , all these systems of communication are very similar to each other and are more than likely the derivative of a far more ancient and/ or half-forgotten language.

Fahdiga1:
Even though I'm a Yoruba man but my great grandfather who was an Oba in Ilesha back then told me the truth that the Igbos were the first civilized black race in the world. That they helped bring civilization to our Yoruba land. I keep wondering how the Igbos were to be exposed so early more than us the Yorubas

you are talking nonsense, there was a time Yoruba's has been wearing nice clothes,but igbos still move around naked

More Igbo houses and architecture

More...

The pride of every family in the olden day was the strength of their yam barns.

Unlike in feudal societies, the produce of every Igbo farmland was to enrich their families and communities and not just a small few.

Most Igbos used stools, I believe, and not backed chairs. (excluding 'sofa-like' furniture present in some Igbo homes) This type of furniture would have been used predominantly by the older population, I think.

A collection of arrow types from across Africa. The Igbo specimen is the one at the bottom. (76C)

A machete, more than likely for cutting grass and vegetation.

Although Nollywood would have us believe that most Igbos were rushing into battle wielding machetes, It is likely that the weapon of choice would have been predominantly javelins and shields. With daggers and more slender swords used as secondary weapons.

Archery would have been extremely important, especially in a forested region like most of Igboland, but not as great in close combat.

Some more battle-like scenes.

Igbo shields were historically made of wicker and not metal. Imagine holding a heavy metal shield in the hot sun.

Also, It did make it much easier to disarm an opponent if their weapon got stuck on one of the grooves of your shield.

Some more tobacco pipes...

A pastime of much of the populace

Knives, kitchenry set

When many people think of fishing, they think of the stereotypical line and hook.

While historically, Igbos did use this. They mostly employed ingenious use of platforms, pulleys, and elaborate traps to fish.

Various market scenes in Igboland. Markets were literally big business in Igboland and were governed by strict laws and economic guidelines.It would take an entirely new thread just to talk about the intricacies and history surrounding markets in Igboland.

The pictures show markets dealing in food produce, palm oil and metal works.

Musical instruments

Igbos really loved thumb pianos...

Basic mirrors

If you study Igbo pieces, you do notice that handmirrors can can get rather elaborate.

Ordinary hanging lamps

To hang around the house...

Common scarves...

Much like the people of the orient, Igbos loved their carpets and matting, and you could see these artistic pieces across an Igbo house.

They used matting to cover the floor, furniture or even hang on walls.